Gravestone of Tatianos and Tation in the Getty Villa, July 2008

Gravestone of Tatianos and Tation
Roman, made in Phrygia (present-day Turkey), AD 150-175
Marble

Inventory # 83.AA.204

Items associated with this richly decorated couple surround them. The man, Tatianos, wears armor and holds a whip; a writing tablet and a pruning hook rest beside him. These attributes indicate that he was a solider and a man of learning who owned livestock and a vineyard. His wife, Tation, appears between a comb and a mirror, symbols of her beauty.

Text from the Getty Villa museum label.